Deception Lakes Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 15.8 mi round trip · 3,105 ft gain · 6 h–8 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape. No bikes.
7.9 mi one way · high point 4,929 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,006–4,929 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Skykomish Ranger District (Stevens Pass and US-2, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees.
Getting there
Starts at Deception Creek Trailhead · Stevens Pass / US-2 · 1 other trail starts here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 47.71211, -121.19371
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 6 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 47°F, 1% precip, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 65°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:34 pm
Air: Good (AQI 12, PM2.5 2.1 µg/m³) at the Leavenworth-Evans St monitor, 42 km away AirNow
Wildfire: King fire, 27 km away, 3,427 acres, 36% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Stevens Pass (3,940 ft, 8.4 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 6 · typical peak Mar 30
No reports in the last 3 days.
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